Jean-Claude Drouot

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Jean-Claude Drouot
Drouot in 2012
Born	(1938-12-17) 17 December 1938 (age 82) Lessines, Hainaut, Belgium
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1963–present
Spouse(s)	Claire Drouot

Jean Claude Drouot (born 17 December 1938) is a Belgian actor whose career has lasted over a half-century. At the age of twenty-five, he gained widespread fame in the French-speaking world as a result of portraying the title role in the popular television adventure series, Thierry la Fronde.^[1][2][3]

Biography[]

Born in the Belgian municipality of Lessines, Jean Claude Drouot learned his stagecraft with the Young Theater of the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB). Later (date unknown) he moved from Brussels to Paris. In Paris he followed courses with Charles Dullin. Until his departure from Dullin's troupe in 1962, he interpreted the great tragedies and plays of Molière. From 1963 until 1966 he starred as Thierry La Fronde for the TV series Thierry La Fronde.^{[citation needed]} He made his first film in 1965 with of Paul Vecchiali. This was followed by Happiness. He then played in British and American films such as: Laughter in the Dark (1969), Mr. Freedom (1969), and Nicholas and Alexandra (1971). Presently, Jean Claude Drouot is dedicated completely to the theater.^{[4][better source needed]}

Filmography[]

• Thierry La Fronde (1963)-(1966) as Thierry La Fronde
• (1965) as Daniel
• Le Bonheur (1965) as François
• Laughter in the Dark (1969) as Herve Tourace
• Mr. Freedom (1969) as Dick Sensass
• A Midsummer Night's Dream as Oberon
• The Breach (1970) as Charles Regnier
• The Light at the Edge of the World (1971) as Virgilio
• Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) as Mr. Gilliard
• (1972) as Rodolphe Vernet
• L'histoire très bonne et très joyeuse de Colinot trousse-chemise (1973) as Masnil Plassac
• Gaston Phébus (1978) as Gaston Phébus
• The Year of the French (1982) as General Humbert
• Les Rois maudits (2005) as Enguerrand de Marigny^[5]
• The Conquerors (2013) as Joseph Tadoussac
• Capitaine Marleau (2017) as Léopold Salaun (2 Episodes)

References[]

External links[]

• Jean Claude Drouot at IMDb

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